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Village keeper / written and directed [and produced] by Karen Chapman.
LIBRA DVD PN1997.2 .V55534 2024
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grief--Drama.
- Grief.
- Street life--Ontario--Toronto--Drama.
- Street life.
- Mothers--Ontario--Toronto--Drama.
- Mothers.
- Toronto (Ont.)--Social conditions--Drama.
- Toronto (Ont.).
- Jamaicans--Ontario--Toronto--Drama.
- Jamaicans.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Motion pictures, Canadian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- 4 3/4 in.
- Distribution:
- New York, NY : Artmattan Films
- Place of Publication:
- [Toronto] : Smallaxx Motion Pictures, 2024.
- Language Note:
- English dialogue.
- System Details:
- DVD-R, NTSC; widescreen (2.40:1) presentation.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "In Village Keeper, Beverly-Jean, a resillent widow drawing strength from her Jamaican roots, navigates a challenging urban landscape--a crowded Lawrence Heights apartment complex in Toronto--after her husband's violent death. Raising teenagers and supported by her mother whose home pulses with reggae and Jamaican vibrations, she embodies the fierce maternal love and deep family bonds cherished within Caribbean culture. Her secret struggle with grief leads to a powertul journey exploring resllence, community support, and healing"--Container.
- Participant:
- Olenike Adeliyi, Maxine Simpson, Zahra Bentham, Oyin Oladejo.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Jordan Oram; editors, Xi Feng [and others]; music, Dalton Tennant.
- Notes:
- Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2024.
- OCLC:
- 1525399445
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